Oak Grove Lutheran had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 6-8 to make it four. They lost 12-2 to the Kindred Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 two weeks ago.
As for Kindred, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Kindred's part, they got a great performance from Eli Maack as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kylan Swenson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Brady Baumgarten was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Oak Grove Lutheran had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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